ZTE Blade S6 announced with 5-inch screen and Android 5.0 Lollipop. ZTE today announced its Blade S6 4G LTE smartphone. Aimed at the young and young at heart, the Blade S6 - per its name - boasts six key features designed to provide customers from across the board with world-class user experience. The new features including ZTE's Smart Sense gesture motion control, world's first Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 octa-core chipset running on the latest Android 5.0 Lollipop operating system, a SLR like ultra-high-definition camera, Hi-Fi Sound, ZTE's MiFavor 3.0 user interface and ZTE's AliveShare application for network-less communication.

ZTE Blade S6 announced with 5-inch screen and Android 5.0 Lollipop

ZTE Blade S6's 5-inch screen is built using In-Cell technology, which allows better and more vibrant image quality. Powering the Blade S6 is the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 chipset - Qualcomm's first octa-core system-on-chip solution - and an Adreno 405 image processor capable of Full-HD H.265 decoding. This makes the Blade S6 the world's first Android-L device to be powered by the Snapdragon 615, and uniquely capable of providing one of the most seamless user experiences currently on the market.

ZTE's MiFavor 3.0 user interface meanwhile offers numerous customization and personalization options at the finger-tips of the consumer. The Blade S6 also packs equally a punch in the audio department thanks to its Hi-Fi sound capability. Packaged in a slender two-millimetre-thin casing, the Blade S6 comes in a silver or pink matte finish.

Among those key features are the device's Smart Sense, which includes an intuitive and practical sets of gesture and motion controls, such as with a flick of the wrist that allows users to shine the Blade S6's flashlight, activate its built-in mirror application, take rapid succession of photographs, play music, and much more.

Pricing & availability

The retail price for the ZTE Blade S6 is $249.99 US. ZTE Blade S6 will be available online globally on AliExpress, and with Amazon and eBay in selected markets.